If it were extremely close, the position factor might serve as a tiebreaker, but as long as you’re not desperate for steals I’d take both Hunter and Rasmus over Davis. Would probably lean towards Rasmus (younger, more upside.)

Hey Zach,
I have a trade offer on the board that I need some advice on. I’m in a 10 team H2H 10×10 Dynasty League. I have been offered Shin-Soo Choo, Jed Lowrie, and Justin Verlander for Hunter Pence, Alex Avila, and Matt Garza. I have V-Mart at catcher so losing Avila doesn’t cripple me. Help me out here, is there any value in this trade/ will Choo hit .300 like his career Avg. would suggest?

I’d definitely make this trade. I’m still not giving up on Choo and view Choo vs. Pence as pretty much a wash over the long haul (rest of this season and into next year). But the real key here is that Garza to Verlander is a huge upgrade.

Hey Big Z, is it finally time to cut ties with Broxton? With Garza and Wandy now DLd am looking at picking up McDonald to replace them for now. Fed up of the whole Dodgers closing situation like most of us fantasy guys are by now, and will he even get it back on his return. Cut ties with Brox and pick up McDonald? Still got Guerrier too, is he still their best option to close? Horrendous week injury-wise for my teams. Thanks

Yeah, I’m in the same boat as you in one of my leagues! The decision to draft Broxton could very well ruin my season. Anyway, with Garza due back very soon, your need for McDonald lessens a bit. Look, would I blame you for cutting Brox? No. But I’m not cutting him. I still think that he has value going forward and will finish the season with the most saves among the Dodgers’ relievers…for whatever that’s worth.

Help!
I’m in a shallow 5×5 mixed roto-league.
I’ve been offered A-Rod and Oswalt for Prado and Greinke.
We live in Tanzania where internet connection can be problematic, so I’m looking for who will have the best summer, as lineup changes will be rare.
Do I make this deal?

Tough to choose one. I really like both. For the rest of the season I’ll say Kennedy due to Bedard’s injury history but you might want to play them based on the matchup for now. Kennedy’s pitched a lot better on the road (1.62 ERA) than at home (4.14 ERA) so that might be something to consider.

I’ve got D. Brown, D. Young, Torres, Victorino, Kubel and Swisher for OF. Pagan is available (as is Seth Smith). Do I give up on Delmon here? (I drafted a HR type team but Votto and Pedroia haven’t been holding their end). Thoughts? I’m leaning to dumping Torres (of course he gets a GS after a week of lousy performance) or Brown (will he get better, or figured out as the season progresses) for Pagan. Its a 14 team league, so the FA pool is pretty shallow. Help!

Hey Zach, am frustrated at just missing out on Crow this morning, as I need saves. Who’s another potential closer that might be worth an add in advance, who could see some saves down the line. See Farnsworth’s not striking anyone out and he’s still Kyle Farnsworth, Peralta maybe worth an add? Or reckon Lyon gets the gig back upon his return? Seems might aswell chase saves rather than trade for them this year, given the amount of closer turnover. Thanks

If you can trade for an elite closer and avoid the constant headaches, I wouldn’t at all be opposed to that. But I think there’s a good chance Lyon eventually re-assumes closing duties. But can you really deal with the ugly ERA and WHIP? Lindstrom might be worth a pickup considering Street’s injury history and the fact that he’s been shaky of late. Not to mention that I recently traded for Street and the way my season is going in that league he’ll probably lose the job!

12 team dynasty league. am in the hunt this year and have a chance to get Kinsler for a run this year. he’s in the last year of his contract. I’d be giving up Desmond ($5 keepable) and Markakis ($17 keepable). Kinsler would replace Desmond or Beckham at MI and R. Roberts would replace Markakis in the OF. Thanks.

It’s a bit of a risk as Kinsler hasn’t been great this year and is far from a model of health, but I don’t like Markakis’ price and while it’s tough to lose Jennings, this deal certainly improves your chances of winning this year. And as we always say, play to win now.

10 team H2H mixed league, McGehee has done nothing to help my team all year, is it time to move on? Mark Reynolds is available on wire and seems to be getting hot, yes his avg stinks buts it’s been better than McGehee and better counting numbers.

Both Delmon Young and Furcal went on waivers this weekend. They are both slumping pretty bad but are either worth picking up with the expectation that they will live up to there expectations this year?

Sure, if you’ve got the roster space they’re both worth a shot…Furcal more than Young though as he plays at a thin position. When healthy, he’s always put up decent numbers, and I expect him to pick it up as he just came back about a week ago…give him some time.

I have jimmy rollins as a utility player in my 12 team h2h non keeper league. Would you trade him for any one of these pitchers: hellickson, gallardo, tomlin,collmenter,cahill, or josh Johnson? Guy really wants him and I want to aim for a pitcher. I don’t want to undersell rollins though so where do I draw the line? Or just sit tight with the hitter.

If you’re not even using Rollins at shortstop (his position makes up a huge part of his value), I wouldn’t be opposed to dealing him. But I’d only consider doing it for Gallardo, Hellickson, Cahill or Johnson (take a gamble that he comes back healthy relatively soon).

10 team Std. Roto league-my squad looks like this
2C’s-Weiters and McCann
1B-Fielder
2B-Kinsler
3b-Arod
SS=Tulo
MI-Kelly johnson
CI-Peralta
5Of’s-LoMo,Morse,Rasmus,BJ upton,J.Upton,
Utl-Vladdy
Mybench has- A.Hill,Rios,Dunn,Tabata.
Starting pitchers-Colon,Marcum,T.Hudson,Zimmerman,Dempster
Should i look to trade Hill or Tabata to get some starting pitching? My era and whip currently suck right now.I’m 3rd or 2nd in the other categories.

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